Open AccessMicrovascular Function Is Impaired after Short-Term Immobilization in Healthy Men
Author(s) -
Nicolai Rytter,
Peter Piil,
Howard Carter,
Michael Nyberg,
Ylva Hellsten,
Lasse Gliemann
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
medicine and science in sports and exercise
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.703
H-Index - 224
eISSN - 1530-0315
pISSN - 0195-9131
DOI - 10.1249/mss.0000000000002369
Subject(s) - sodium nitroprusside , endocrinology , medicine , vasodilation , chemistry , nitric oxide , superoxide , nitric oxide synthase , aerobic exercise , superoxide dismutase , endothelial dysfunction , acetylcholine , biochemistry , enzyme , oxidative stress
We examined whether 2 wk of one-leg immobilization would impair leg microvascular function and to what extent a subsequent period of intense aerobic cycle training could restore function.